Bhagwant Mann Viral Video Row Sparks Punjab Political Storm

The Sikh religious body, the Akal Takht is very angry about this. It has made the political situation in the state very tense.

Viral Video Sparks Massive Row in Punjab

This all began when people saw a video online that looked like it was Bhagwant Mann drinking alcohol and not treating pictures of Sikh Gurus with respect. The video spread quickly on social media and caused a big commotion in Punjab.

But Bhagwant Mann says this is not true he says the person in the video is not him. He thinks that the other political parties are trying to make him look bad and fool the public.

Akal Takht Calls CM ‘Guru Dokhi’

Things got worse when the Akal Takht said Bhagwant Mann is against the Sikh Gurus and the Sikh community. The Sikh clergy also said that experts looked at the video and it is real not made by a computer.

The Akal Takht said that two labs that the government trusts looked at the video and said it is genuine. They think Bhagwant Mann lied to them when he said the video was fake.

The Akal Takht told the Sikh community to stay from Bhagwant Mann and they want to talk to the Sikh lawmakers and ministers on June 29.

Bhagwant Mann Denies Allegations

Bhagwant Mann made a video saying that all of these things are not true. He said the person in the video does not look like him he is not the height.

He remembered that he already told the Akal Takht that he did not do these things and he thinks this video is part of a plan to hurt him especially since his government is making decisions about water, farming and young people.

AAP Questions Forensic Claims

The Aam Aadmi Party, which's the party in power is questioning the experts who looked at the video. They said the experts only said the video is not made by a computer but they did not say for sure who is in the video.

The party is also wondering how we can trust these claims and they want to know where the video came from, where it was made and who is in it.

Opposition Demands Resignation

The other parties in Punjab are putting a lot of pressure on Bhagwant Mann. The Congress party wants him to quit his job they say that what the Akal Takht said has made it so he cannot be the leader anymore.

They think that Bhagwant Mann should step down because he needs to respect the feelings of the people.

Growing Political and Religious Tension

Now this problem has become a dispute in Punjab it is about the video and also, about a new law that the Akal Takht does not like. This has made things very tense.

The government and the parties are arguing about what to do they are still talking and trying to figure things out.